he is promising to buy $40 billion worth of mortgage-backed securities in the united states until such time as the economy there improves. that drove up stocks worldwide. the dax made a large gain for friday and the week. this week, also the decision by the constitutional court in germany to give a green light for the esm pleased investors. there were also still pleased by mario draghi's performance, the president of the ecb, to buy the bonds of government -- of your countries. and it was a big day on the dax. we say in frankfurt for those figures. over in new york, trade is still under way for the dow jones industrial average, and it is high of 5.25%. 13,573. the euro trading above the $1.30 mark -- that has not happened in a while -- at $1.3016 pierre the past two weeks have been make or break time for the eurozone. >> that is right. the european central bank announced its unlimited on buying program. germany's constitutional court gave the green light for the permit. >> these are considered big steps for the euro, but they do not lessen the immediate problem for countries such as gr